enero
/eˈneɾo/
enero is the Spanish word for January.
enero refers to the first month of the calendar year.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, months are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence. To say 'in January', use the preposition en before the word, resulting in en enero.
How do you pronounce it?
/eˈneɾo/
Did you know?
- The root of enero shares an ancient ancestor with the Sanskrit word yāna, which refers to a vehicle or the act of going.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, the 'Twelve Grapes' tradition involves eating one grape for every chime of the clock at midnight on the last day of diciembre to bring luck for enero.
- The month is named after the Roman god Janus, a deity with two faces who looks simultaneously into the past and the future.
Examples in context
- La reunión se llevará a cabo a principios de enero.The meeting will take place at the beginning of January.
- Los impuestos deben presentarse antes del último día del mes de enero.Taxes must be filed before the last day of January.
- ¡Feliz año nuevo! ¿Cómo han ido tus vacaciones de enero?Happy New Year! How have your January vacations been?
- Mi cumpleaños es en enero.My birthday is in January.
- El clima es frío en enero.The weather is cold in January.
- Viajaremos a España en enero.We will travel to Spain in January.
Example conversation
Javier and Sofía are discussing their upcoming vacation plans.
- Javier¿Cuándo vas a visitar a tu familia?When are you going to visit your family?
- SofíaVoy a ir en enero.I am going in January.
- Javier¡Qué bien! Yo también viajo en enero.That's great! I am also traveling in January.
- SofíaEntonces tendremos un buen inicio de año.Then we will have a good start to the year.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry enero, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries enero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
